Hot makeovers: Instant beauty

Just like instant coffee, you can get a completely new look in a jiffy. We tell you where you can go in Dubai to get a facelift, hair extension or that perfect smile in a matter of minutes.

Hair

Don’t fret if you are not too happy with the length of your hair or just bored with your hairstyle. Help is at hand. A safe laser beam treatment — the latest breakthrough in hair extensions — now allows you to have high quality human hair that not only looks and feel great but also lasts long, says Hairdreams consultant Charbel Kairouz, who also specialises in the natural thickening of thin and fine hair

• The process: Involves a computer-aided laser technique
• How long does it take: 10 minutes-2 hours
• Availability: Hairdreams, Towers Rotana Hotel, Dubai
• cost: Dh3,000-Dh4,000 approximately

Face

If you’re losing sleep over sagging facial skin, then this new breakthrough procedure in aesthetics may be the answer to all your desperate prayers. French gerontologist and dermatologist Dr Maurice Dray, left, who gave a live demo of his treatment in Dubai recently promises he can bring back the youthful glow and tightness to your face using a non-surgical procedure.

• The process: Involves cleansing, ice treatment and injecting ingredients into various parts of the face
• How long does it take: 10 minutes
• Availability: From June at a hitherto undisclosed location
• Cost: Dh8,500 per syringe.

Teeth

The relocation of top dental implantologist Dr Philippe Tardieu to Dubai from the US should be good enough reason to smile for all those looking to enhance their looks by getting that perfect smile. An Associate Professor at New York University and the inventor of the Immediate Smile procedure and components, Dr Tardieu uses hi-tech computer-guided implantology for aesthetic reconstructions which, according to him, gives better accuracy and is safe.

• The process: Aesthetic cases are planned including a full 3D analysis of your smile. The results are then transferred on the patient for accuracy.
• How long does it take: 60 minutes
• Availability: Alabama Dental Center, Al Wasl Road
• Cost: Dh3,500 but could vary from case to case.

(With inputs from Rania Fahmi, Vikram Singh Barhat and Mazhar Farooqui)